Still Life: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel

by Penny, Louise
ISBN: 9780312541538
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Winner of the New Blood Dagger, Arthur Ellis, Barry, Anthony, and Dilys awards.

Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sur t du Qu bec and his team of investigators are called in to the scene of a suspicious death in a rural village south of Montreal. Jane Neal, a local fixture in the tiny hamlet of Three Pines, just north of the U.S. border, has been found dead in the woods. The locals are certain it's a tragic hunting accident and nothing more, but Gamache smells something foul in these remote woods, and is soon certain that Jane Neal died at the hands of someone much more sinister than a careless bowhunter.
Still Life introduces not only an engaging series hero in Inspector Gamache, who commands his forces---and this series---with integrity and quiet courage, but also a winning and talented new writer of traditional mysteries in the person of Louise Penny.

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Penny, Louise
  • ISBN: 9780312541538
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.20 x 0.90
  • Number Of Pages: 320
  • Publication Year: 2008

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  • Great story line and wonderful characters

    Tracy M. - 1 year 9 months ago

    Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is a fascinating character. The story flowed nicely and kept me guessing who did it. I have read the first three books in this series and am looking forward to reading them all. Very well thought out and wonderfully written. All the characters have me wanting to come back for more.

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  • Life is change. If you aren't growing and evolving, you're standing still."

    Samantha C. - 3 years 5 months ago

    Never have I so strongly wanted to move to a small village in Canada, than whileI was reading "Still Life," by Louise Penny. The way Penny has created this rich tapestry of people and environment makes me want to become a Three Pines resident. even with the murder. Beautifully complicated people abound, but Chief Inspector Gamache is the most empathetic, full-hearted human in existence (either real or fictional). As a plus, the mystery itself is confusing and difficult to predict, which makes it a fun and suspenseful read.

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  • Detective novel Canadian style

    Cynthia G. - 4 years 2 months ago

    If you enjoy mysteries, try Still Life by Louise Penny - you won't regret it. Even better, it's the beginning of a whole series featuring Inspector Gamache and all of his friends and fellow detectives. The characters who live in this wonderful little village truly belong together - I want to live in Three Pines.

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  • Gamache knows it wasn't an accident. Can he prove it?

    Frances S. - 5 years 1 month ago

    Meet Inspector Armand Gamache in the artsy Canadian town of Three Pines. Why was a spinster school teacher killed with a bow and arrow days after her painting is selected for the local art show? The cast of characters, many of whom are suspects, could be found in a more cosmopolitan art scene instead of this lazy retreat where people with talent seem to cluster. Who killed Jane, and why? Who covered up the clues? What has yet to be uncovered? Who is hiding secrets? And who wants to paint over the whole mess? Penny's writing gives us the truth about human insecurities just the way Jane's painting tells the truth about the townspeople, no matter how unflattering. A solid critique of the art world with clues hidden in plain sight, Louise Penny's debut mystery leaves you changing your mind about whodunit to the very nail-biting end.

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  • Louise Penny does mystery right!

    Stephanie L. - 7 years 1 month ago

    Louise Penny does mystery right! The setting is so ideal. The characters so lovable. And yet,... among them lurks a darkness. A darkness so deep it leads to murder. Ms. Penny not only does mystery right, she also nails life. Not only do events not happen in a vacuum, but people don't either. Her characters have a history only touched on in her first novel, Still Life. Her stories might not always start in Three Pines, but they come home to this quaint, multi-faceted village where the baguettes are fresh and the conversation is colorful.

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